September 30th 2004
By: Russ
This follows Luke�s earlier post concerning Ofcom�s publication of its Phase 2 report in its consideration of the future of public service broadcasting.
Luke promised to summarise the remainder of Ofcom�s Phase 2 PSB Review report, so I thought I would focus just on one particular aspect: Ofcom�s proposal to ...
September 30th 2004
By: Luke
Ofcom today published Phase 2 of its Public Service Broadcasting Review.
Analysis to follow.
September 29th 2004
By: Luke
Ofcom CEO Stephen Carter used to be Chief Executive of J Walter Thompson, the top flight ad agency.
JWT's current clients include Smirnoff Ice - indeed the agency flag up the vodka supremo in a section on their website entitled - 'work that works'. Here's what they say about the Smirnoff ...
September 27th 2004
By: Russ
In today's MediaGuardian. A funny and insightful piece.
September 23rd 2004
By: Russ
I'm linking to yesterday's speech by Callum McCarthy concerning enforcement actions by the Financial Services Authority. It's not directly on-point with Ofcom, but it is an interesting commentary on regulatory enforcement actions. McCarthy says: "Parliament has made provision for those subject to enforcement action, if they disagree with the FSA's ...
September 23rd 2004
By: ChrisH
The Community Media Association, in association with the University of Lincoln, has commissioned an update of Simon Blanchard�s CMA/AHRB report: �A Third Tier of Television: The Growth of �Restricted Service Licence� TV in the UK � Trends and Prospects� (2001). The remit is to expand upon, as well as update, ...
September 22nd 2004
By: Luke
Conservative MP for North West Hampshire, Rt. Hon Sir George Young, has taken up the plight of SME ISPs impacted by recent changes to the costs of wholesale broadband products.
On his website - Sir George says:
"I've written twice now to OFCOM (who regulate the telecommunications market) about concerns raised with ...
September 21st 2004
By: Patrick
Recently Ofcom has published its consultation on spectrum liberalisation. In many ways it reflects the view of the EU study that was published in July: spectrum should be liberalised, the question is how, when, and to what extent.
There is, however, one vital distinction in the Ofcom report. In their ...
September 20th 2004
By: Luke
The Streets' new video banned!
Ofcom has said that The Streets new video is too strong for mainstream television.
This decision should make the song and video an instant hit!
September 19th 2004
By: Paul
As reported last week I attended the Westminster Media Forum events on the 14th and 15th September to discuss the new Ofcom broadcasting code with a variety of groups including Government, Ofcom, broadcasters and other pressure groups. I was also provided with the unexpected opportunity to attend two separate informal ...
